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Where does “snég” come from?

snég (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic sněgъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic snáigas, from Proto-Indo-European snóygʷʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- — to snow.

Ancestry of “snég”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsněgъsnow
2Proto-Balto-Slavicsnáigassnow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnóygʷʰossnow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansneygʷʰ-to snow

Words derived from “snég”

  • snežak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sneygʷʰ- →